Lodging Tax Board advances ED hire after executive session; next steps not public
At March 11–12 special meetings, the Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism JPB interviewed four executive director candidates, met in executive session, and then voted to “proceed with the outcome discussed.” The board has not publicly spelled out what that action authorizes.
The Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Joint Powers Board (the county’s lodging-tax board) held two special meetings March 11–12 to interview four candidates for its Executive Director (Visit Jackson Hole) position, then entered an executive session under Wyoming’s personnel exception to discuss hiring. After the closed session, the agenda shows the board planned a vote on a “motion to proceed with the outcome discussed in the executive session,” but no public-facing minutes or written action details were posted with the special-meeting agendas. See: Lodging Tax Board Meeting Special Meeting Agenda (March 11, 2026) and Lodging Tax Board Meeting Special Meeting Agenda (March 12, 2026).
Because the board’s post-executive-session motion is generic, the public record does not yet clarify whether members authorized (for example) extending an offer to a top candidate, beginning contract negotiations, identifying a finalist(s), or setting a timeline for a public announcement.
Earlier in the process, the board approved a hiring timeline that anticipated negotiations and notification of award in April, after a Feb. 27 application deadline and early-March interviews. See: Staff Report for Executive Director Hiring Timeline and supporting discussion in Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board Special Meeting Minutes (Feb. 3, 2026).